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A photo of two people stoof in front of a banner for the Silesian Museum, On the left is Radek, a white man with dark hair and a short beard. He is wearing a green tshirt with the Dublin 2029 logo and is holding a dragon plushie wearing a wizard hat. On the right is a white woman with shoulder length brown hair. Shr is wearing a maroon tshirt with the Dublin 2029 logo and is holding a smaller dragon plushie. The logo is a black silhouetted figure walking over a black bridge. The bridge arcs through a portal towards a green moon-like planet. Blue abstract shapes surround the portal. The logo has a black frame with circles cut-out through it and say ‘Dublin 2029’ vertically on the right side fo the frame.
Have you check out our Redbubble store? We’ve got everything you could need to show your support for the Dublin 2029 bid, from tshirts to baby clothes to stickers to jigsaw! Check out the full range here - buff.ly/EBIZ0yg
I would consider whether surname, format is actually useful in the context at hand. Now couples often don’t have the same surname, the utility is a lot less and you’re left with lots of exceptions and cultural differences. But if it does make sense, then I believe jr goes at the end.
A photo taken of our table at the SMOFCon International party. Sat on the left is Emily January, a white woman with short brown hair wearing a blue Dublin 2029 t-shirt. In the middle is Catherine Sharp, a white woman with shoulder length brown hair wearing a purple Octocon t-shirt and a kilt in the Glasgow 2024 tartan. Stood on the right is Mandy Knight, a white woman with shoulder length brown hair wearing a maroon dress. The table is covered with an Irish flag, and covered in drinks bottles, sweets and biscuits, and some Dublin 2029 flyers and bookmarks.
Come join the fun! We’re looking for new volunteers to join the Dublin 2029 bid team! Just fill in the quick form below and we’ll be in touch - no worries if you don’t have a specific role in mind, we have an amazing Volunteers team who can find the right fit for you
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Well Fee Fi Fuck Me, that’s where my goose used to be!
“Colorful hillside neighborhood in Lisbon, Portugal in the morning sun” by O Palsson, CC BY 2.0
Registration is now open for SMOFcon 43, running 4 to 6 December 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal.
There are early bird attending, discounted, and online rates available.
Check out our website: www.smofconlisbon.org
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
Regardless of what happens with this game, supporting a boycott based on a game's IP is supporting a long term vision for the hobby/industry.
A card that says Gas Light is Introduced in London with an illustration of lamplighters
Playing Timeline: British History. Odd that they included this card showing something that never happened.
I only started participating in Hugo voting two years ago. It always seemed arcane and exclusive, and it never occurred to me that it might be otherwise. I was wrong! I'm glad I was wrong.
(I only went on about the Lodestar and YA a LITTLE here; please applaud my relative restraint, lol)
YIKES.
Upper Deck (Marvel Legendary) just announced a CCG using the Harry Potter license.
Fans of UD are rallying against this decision. Like the CGE situation last year, I’m asking for your help.
Join us. Share your disgust and frustration, and help us push UD to retract their awful decision. 🎲✂️
Did you know that ANYONE can vote in the Hugo Awards? Read on to find out how:
reactormag.com/anyone-can-v...
A man in a blue tshirt with the words ‘Dublin 2029 / Or crossroads lit by stories and stars’ across the back.
A blue mug with the Dublin 2029 logo on it. There is a black silhouetted figure walking over a black bridge. The bridge arcs through a portal towards a green moon-like planet. Blue abstract shapes surround the portal. The logo has a black frame with circles cut-out through it and say ‘Dublin 2029’ across the bottom.
An off-white tote bag featuring the Dublin 2029 logo. There is a black silhouetted figure walking over a black bridge. The bridge arcs through a portal towards a green moon-like planet. Blue abstract shapes surround the portal. The logo has a black frame with circles cut-out through it.
Two people wearing black tshirts with the Dublin 2029 logo on the front. There is a black silhouetted figure walking over a black bridge. The bridge arcs through a portal towards a green moon-like planet. Blue abstract shapes surround the portal. The logo has a black frame with circles cut-out through it and say ‘Dublin 2029’ across the bottom.
Freshen up your wardrobe for the new year with some picks from our merch store, featuring five alternate versions of our logo!
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#merch #worldcon #dublin2029
Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
My suspicion is your MySQL database is set up with utf8 instead of utf8mb4 as the character set. That mean 4 byte Unicode characters aren’t supported. Do you self host and can get at the database yourself to migrate it to utf8mb4 or are you using a service?
"What was your favourite game of 2025?"
Keir Starmer - *sincere answer about spending his limited time with his kids playing Mario Kart, delivered as if he just googled it*
Ed Davey - "I still love a bit of Wii Sports"
Kemi Badenoch - "My best friend was killed by a Sega Mega Drive"
WSFS Deadline. Purchase a WSFS membership by January 31, 2026 if you wish to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards
Planning to nominate and vote on the Hugo Awards? Better move fast!
The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31.
Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register
A photo of the Christmas tree inside Dublin’s ICC. It is perfectly conical and dark green, covered in red and gold baubles. The room is brightly lit, with shiny cream coloured tiles, off-white walls, and a wodden ceiling.
Happy Holidays from all of us at Dublin2029!
To help celebrate here are some fun holiday traditions you can find in Dublin 🎊
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Hyperlink text should make sense when read out of context. Screen reader users can navigate from link to link, and can listen to links in a list. When navigating this way, only the link is read. So "click here" or "read more" won't make sense.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter
In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.
I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters.
Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
Article headline: Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnoses. Below: a picture of Wes Streeting looking proud like he just deposited the biggest turd of his life.
NHS figures show rates of mental health problems and ADHD have increased significantly over the past two decades and the government believes there are people being referred on to waiting lists who do not need treatment.
Yes, that's because they are being referred to an EVALUATION that will EVALUATE whether they need treatment. Because you refuse to diagnose people otherwise you absolute skinjob.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I think it is important to know WI and Girl Guides have not voluntarily moved into excluding trans girls and women they have been pushed into by bigot zealots and the law being an ass
Ursidice taking a selfie in front of the stall and banner at Dragonmeet
Dragonmeet, I’ve got one copy of Nukeromancers left and nearly out of YMIATYDIAD.
Come get your fuckin NERD books before the hall closes.
Also, forbidden games are still available if you know how to ask.
Come to K8 and see me and @planesailinggames.com
Wanna buy some fuckin NERD BLOOD* from a fuckin NERD convention?
Head over to k8 to see me and @planesailinggames.com
I look like this and the stall looks like this.
*All other stock has a 100% no blood guarantee
Nobody want the forbidden blood copy.
I thought you nerds were sickos!
Stand at Dragonmeet with one copy of court of the lich queen and two copies of Nukeromancers left
Last copy of Court of the Lich Queen and last two Nukeromancers. Get on board the hype train at k8 at #Dragonmeet
I have two copies of The Depths Of This Forest that I accidentally bled on when setting up.
There’s only 5 total left in existence, so three unblooded and two blooded.
Come to stall K8 at Dragonmeet tomorrow and ask for “A Forbidden Blood Copy” and I will sell it to you for the price you name
K8 at Dragonmeet for BLOOD
